LOFT Living vs STRATIS 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LOFT Living
Manage your entire renting experience from leasing to daily living. This platform allows residents to make rent payments, submit service requests, communicate with staff, and earn rewards for online payments. It also simplifies the moving process with checklists and setup assistance.
- Resident experience platform
- Rent payment options
- Earn rewards for payments
- Submit service requests
- Message staff
- Moving checklists
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Everything resident in one app LOFT™ extends across your entire renting journey from leasing to living. LOFT Living is your all-in-one resident experience platform, replacing ActiveBuilding. With LOFT Living, you can earn rewards, make rent payments, submit service requests, message the staff team, RSVP to events, and more! Key features include: Comprehensive Home page for easy access to to-do lists, events, and announcements. Single hub for flexible rent payment options. Earn points from online rent payments redeemable for gift cards, groceries, travel, and more! Hassle-free moving experience with guided checklists, utility and internet setup, and exclusive offers.
STRATIS 2.0
Control smart home devices, manage access, and submit service requests within your apartment building. This app provides mobile passes for elevators, parking, common areas, and units, along with remote control of thermostats, lighting, and more. It focuses on security, energy management, and building efficiencies.
- Mobile passes for electronic access points
- Remote control of smart home devices
- Submit service requests
- Visitor access requests
- Customizable home dashboard
- Energy and water consumption tracking
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Welcome Home. With the new STRATIS Mobile App, Residents, Staff, Visitors, and Vendors can seamlessly use mobile passes for all electronic access points including elevators, parking garages, common areas, amenity areas, and of course, apartment units. Users have the ability to remotely control their smart devices in the unit (including thermostats, lighting, and more!), submit service requests, request access for visitors, and much more! CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF COMPATIBLE DEVICES: https://stratisiot.com/connected-solutions/. Your property must have these types of devices installed and connected to STRATIS in order to work with the mobile app. Check with your property manager if you have any questions! We make smart apartment living easier. Residents with accounts immediately gain access to any and all devices and access points they have permissions for. When a Resident moves off the property, they immediately lose access to that unit, and the devices revert back to property management control. Backed by our property-wide networks for device connectivity and our SOC 2 Type 2 audited security focus, Residents and Staff users can rest at ease that their devices, data, and units are safe and secure. STRATIS is Intelligent Buildings, not just shiny bells and whistles that typically come with the term “IoT.” We focus on security, energy management, asset protection, and efficiencies. We are installed in over 350,000 apartments in the U.S., and more than 30,000 apartments internationally. This new STRATIS Mobile App is a scalable and flexible foundation that we continue to grow on, so don’t be surprised when you see cool new features every couple of months! With STRATIS, you can: * Customize your home dashboard with devices and scenes that you use the most * Unlock your unit lock and other access points from your mobile device * Control all devices in your apartment from anywhere in the world * Create schedules and scenes for intelligent device control and management * Enable location-based triggers through geofencing * Receive alerts for leaks, door & window openings, motion, etc. * See and save energy and water consumption over time!* * Control your devices through our Alexa and Google voice integrations * Seamlessly interact with even the largest of devices, like window shades! * Control and manage your water heater from the STRATIS Mobile App!** * and so much more! **If on a compatible energy metered, water metered, or water heater property. STRATIS integrates with the following devices: https://stratisiot.com/connected-solutions/ STRATIS – Smart Apartments. Intelligent Buildings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LOFT Living at 4.3 against STRATIS 2.0's 4.0. LOFT Living also leads on chart position (#67 vs unranked). STRATIS 2.0's advantage is review sentiment (15% vs 3%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LOFT Living holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20K and 8.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 3% of LOFT Living's written reviews are positive against 15% of STRATIS 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LOFT Living ships an update every 2 weeks, STRATIS 2.0 monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | LOFT Living | STRATIS 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20K ratings) — better | 4.0 (8.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.2% of reviews | 14.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 8.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #67 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RealPage, Inc. | StratIS EMS, LLC |
Customer experience
LOFT Living
STRATIS 2.0
User reviews
LOFT Living
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful and easy to use
- 💡 Provides points for rent payments
- 👍 Useful for package notifications and amenity reservations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔒 Privacy concerns around data collection and sharing
- 👎 Unnecessary information required for payments
- 🤔 Confusing and inconsistent UI
STRATIS 2.0
From 8.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Convenient access
- 👍 Guest access
- 👍 Thermostat control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow connection to locks
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent user experience
- 🐛 Thermostat control issues
Bugs and requests
LOFT Living
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and inability to remember credentials
- Frequent crashes and white screens
- Payment processing problems
Requested features
3 requests- Push notifications for community updates
- Bulk message deletion
- Calendar integration for community events
STRATIS 2.0
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to connect to locks
- Thermostat controls not working
- Frequent sign-outs
Requested features
5 requests- Faster lock connection
- More reliable performance
- Improved user interface
- Integration with smart home platforms
- Ability to share access with guests
In-app purchases
LOFT Living
No in-app purchases
STRATIS 2.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LOFT Living free?
Is STRATIS 2.0 free?
Which has better reviews, LOFT Living or STRATIS 2.0?
Do LOFT Living or STRATIS 2.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, LOFT Living or STRATIS 2.0?
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